Exhibition Week 5, 1988

played in Chicago, IL

57 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Birmingham Texans	10	17	0	10	-	37
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 47 field goal
1Q: 02:32 BIR - Cris Carter 24 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:03 BIR - Len Bias 29 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:12 BIR - Cris Carter 33 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 41 field goal
3Q: 01:36 CHI - Pat Leahy 51 field goal
4Q: 12:32 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
4Q: 09:36 BIR - Bo Jackson 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 47 field goal
1Q: 02:32 BIR - Cris Carter 24 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:03 BIR - Len Bias 29 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 05:12 BIR - Cris Carter 33 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 00:23 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 41 field goal
3Q: 01:36 CHI - Pat Leahy 51 field goal
4Q: 12:32 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 50 field goal
4Q: 09:36 BIR - Bo Jackson 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics BIR CHI
Record 3-1 0-4
First Downs 22 6
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 12 2
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 373 130
- Offensive Plays 67 44
- Yards per Play 5.57 2.95
Net Rushing Yards 155 69
- Rushing Attempts 41 17
- Yards per Rush 3.78 4.06
Net Passing Yards 218 61
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 25 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 73
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.38 2.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/41 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 6/134
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:48 23:12

Team Statistics	BIR	CHI
Record	3-1	0-4
First Downs	22	6
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	12	2
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	373	130
- Offensive Plays	67	44
- Yards per Play	5.57	2.95
Net Rushing Yards	155	69
- Rushing Attempts	41	17
- Yards per Rush	3.78	4.06
Net Passing Yards	218	61
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	25 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	73
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.38	2.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/41	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	6/134
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:48	23:12

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
1	12:49	3:29	OWN 47	6	23	Field Goal
1	6:40	4:24	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	15:00	3:09	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
2	10:00	4:59	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:36	OWN 45	6	31	Field Goal
3	13:47	1:39	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	10:11	4:18	OWN 3	8	25	Punt
3	1:29	4:04	OWN 31	7	36	Field Goal
4	10:41	1:12	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
4	7:01	2:31	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
4	3:50	2:00	OWN 35	3	6	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	0:10	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
1	9:20	2:40	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	2:16	2:16	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	11:51	1:51	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
2	5:01	3:09	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 35	1	2	Half
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	12:08	1:57	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
3	5:53	4:24	OWN 22	8	44	Field Goal
4	12:25	1:44	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:29	2:28	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	4:30	0:40	OWN 44	3	-10	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 20	4	35	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	33	137	4.15	13	5
Paul Palmer	6	12	2.00	7	0
Bernie Kosar	2	6	3.00	3	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Sewell	8	42	5.25	24	1
Roger Craig	7	24	3.43	11	1
James Saxon	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	25	18	226	1/8	4	33	0	139.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	21	13	63	2/12	0	11	0	66.2
Don Majkowski	4	3	10	0/0	0	4	1	37.5

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	6	10	100	16.67	15	33	2
WR Tim Brown	4	5	51	12.75	16	16	0
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	27	9.00	9	12	0
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	18	6.00	1	10	1
C Harper LeBel	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	29	29.00	15	29	1
RB Paul Palmer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Hoby Brenner	4	4	13	3.25	0	4
RB Roger Craig	2	3	15	7.50	0	11
RB Steve Sewell	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
WR Mark Ingram	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
WR Ernie Jones	2	3	3	1.50	0	3
FB James Saxon	2	3	10	5.00	8	8
FB Buford McGee	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	2	9	9.00	2	9
WR Stacy Robinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Garry James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	4	4.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0
Bernie Kosar	0	1	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Scott Merserau	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	231	46.2	38.2	59	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	9	366	40.7	36.1	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	3/3	1/1	50	4/4

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	18	6.0	0
Tom Morris	2	23	11.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Case	3	28	9.3	0
Roger Craig	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Carter	1	15	15.0	0
Paul Palmer	1	26	26.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg
Scott Case	3	62	20.7
Roger Craig	2	48	24.0
Stacy Robinson	1	24	24.0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	9	1	0.0	16	25
CB Martin Mayhew	4	2	0.0	14	25
DE Larry Roberts	3	0	1.0	15	18
CB J.C. Pearson	3	2	0.5	14	23
DE Skip McClendon	2	0	0.5	13	24
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	2	0.0	12	22
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0.0	13	19
CB Brian Davis	2	0	0.0	11	19
S Tim Gordon	2	0	0.0	6	10
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	7	17
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Jesse Penn	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Gerald Williams	1	0	0.0	7	15
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Rush Brown	0	1	0.0	12	21

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryan Hinkle	8	1	0.0	24	13
ILB Brian Noble	7	3	0.0	35	22
S Tom Tunnell	7	2	0.0	28	23
ILB Vaughan Johnson	5	1	0.0	28	15
DE Tony Degrate	4	0	1.0	23	17
S Robert Moore	4	0	0.0	21	14
S Stacey Toran	3	2	0.0	19	16
CB Carl Carter	3	1	0.0	29	20
OLB Ron Burton	3	0	0.0	14	6
DE Steve Kaufusi	3	0	0.0	14	4
OLB Stan David	2	1	0.0	27	20
DT Scott Merserau	1	3	0.0	25	15
DE Kenneth Sims	1	1	0.0	28	19
S Tom Holmoe	1	1	0.0	25	14
CB Scott Case	1	1	0.0	31	16
DE Jim Skow	1	1	0.0	16	12
DE Rueben Davis	1	1	0.0	17	12
OLB Troy Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	6
WR Ernie Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mark Collins	0	1	0.0	33	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	0	2	18
CB J.C. Pearson	0.5	0	0	23
DE Skip McClendon	0.5	0	0	24
DE John Goodman	0.0	1	0	17
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	21
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	0	1	15

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Degrate	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Kenneth Sims	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	4	0	1	25
CB Martin Mayhew	2	1	0	25
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0	23
DE John Goodman	1	0	0	17
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0	19
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	22
OLB Jesse Penn	1	0	0	4
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0	18
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0	19
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0	10
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	20
Unknown	0	1	0	1

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bryan Hinkle	3	0	13
ILB Brian Noble	3	0	22
CB Mark Collins	2	1	22
OLB Stan David	2	0	20
CB Carl Carter	2	0	20
OLB Ron Burton	1	1	6
S Tom Holmoe	1	0	14
CB Scott Case	1	0	16
S Stacey Toran	1	0	16
DE Tony Degrate	1	0	17
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	15
S Tom Tunnell	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Bias	3	5	0	37	0	22
Todd Peat	3	5	0	19	0	12
Jim Dombrowski	2	7	1	38	0	21
Steve Wilson	2	6	1	30	0	20
Jim Sweeney	2	6	0	34	0	22
Kent Hill	1	6	0	35	1	22
Harper LeBel	1	1	0	25	0	13
Mike Blanchard	1	1	0	30	0	22
Tom Crockett	0	2	0	19	0	11

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dawson	1	4	0	10	0	15
Jim Mills	1	1	1	11	0	18
Will Grant	1	1	0	10	0	16
Mitch Frerotte	1	1	0	7	0	12
Curt DiGiacomo	0	2	0	10	1	15
Emery Moorehead	0	2	0	12	0	22
James Saxon	0	2	0	9	0	12
Gerald Perry	0	1	0	12	1	20
Art Plunkett	0	1	0	5	0	7
Ryan Mitchell	0	1	0	7	0	12
Jack Hill	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Easley	4	13
Brian Davis	2	13
Harper LeBel	1	17
Spencer Tillman	1	15
Jim Dombrowski	1	8
Todd Peat	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Stacy Robinson	3	20
Robert Moore	1	31
Emery Moorehead	1	19
Buford McGee	1	19
Mitch Frerotte	1	10

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Kosar	41	26	---	---	---	67
Jim Dombrowski	38	21	---	---	8	67
Len Bias	37	22	---	---	6	65
Jim Sweeney	34	22	---	---	7	63
Steve Wilson	30	20	---	---	7	57
Kent Hill	35	22	---	---	---	57
Gary Wilkins	27	11	---	---	18	56
Harper LeBel	25	13	---	---	17	55
Kenny Easley	---	---	16	25	13	54
Bo Jackson	34	18	---	---	2	54
Mike Blanchard	30	22	---	---	2	54
Cris Carter	26	21	---	---	---	47
Tim Brown	24	20	---	---	---	44
Brian Davis	---	---	11	19	13	43
Jack Del Rio	---	---	12	22	6	40
Martin Mayhew	---	---	14	25	1	40
J.C. Pearson	---	---	14	23	2	39
Todd Peat	19	12	---	---	8	39
Skip McClendon	---	---	13	24	1	38
Paul Palmer	7	9	---	---	22	38
Tom Crockett	19	11	---	---	8	38
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	14	20	3	37
Rush Brown	---	---	12	21	3	36
Otis Wilson	---	---	7	11	18	36
Jeff Fuller	---	---	13	19	2	34
Gerald Carter	16	16	---	---	1	33
Larry Roberts	---	---	15	18	---	33
Gerald Williams	---	---	7	15	11	33
Craig Curry	---	---	7	9	13	29
Tim Gordon	---	---	6	10	11	27
John Goodman	---	---	7	17	---	24
Shockmain Horne	1	0	---	---	19	20
Frank Pillow	6	0	---	---	13	19
Tom Morris	---	---	3	0	14	17
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	15	15
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	8	5	1	14
Darryl Holmes	---	---	5	8	1	14
Mike Hunt	---	---	0	1	10	11
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	11	11
Unknown	---	---	2	1	8	11
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jesse Penn	---	---	1	4	1	6
Kevin Murphy	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mark Lewis	2	0	---	---	---	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Moore	---	---	21	14	31	66
Scott Case	---	---	31	16	16	63
Brian Noble	---	---	35	22	3	60
Carl Carter	---	---	29	20	11	60
Mark Collins	---	---	33	22	3	58
Kenneth Sims	---	---	28	19	9	56
Tom Tunnell	---	---	28	23	5	56
Emery Moorehead	12	22	---	---	19	53
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	28	15	8	51
Stan David	---	---	27	20	3	50
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	24	13	11	48
Steve Sewell	9	13	---	---	21	43
Scott Merserau	---	---	25	15	3	43
Stacey Toran	---	---	19	16	7	42
Tony Degrate	---	---	23	17	2	42
Garry James	12	15	---	---	15	42
Tom Holmoe	---	---	25	14	1	40
Buford McGee	6	13	---	---	19	38
Steve Pelleur	14	23	---	---	---	37
Rueben Davis	---	---	17	12	4	33
Gerald Perry	12	20	---	---	---	32
Roger Craig	8	15	---	---	7	30
Curt DiGiacomo	10	15	---	---	5	30
Jim Mills	11	18	---	---	---	29
Mitch Frerotte	7	12	---	---	10	29
Ryan Mitchell	7	12	---	---	10	29
Dale Hellestrae	7	11	---	---	10	28
Jim Skow	---	---	16	12	---	28
James Saxon	9	12	---	---	7	28
Will Grant	10	16	---	---	---	26
Stacy Robinson	1	5	---	---	20	26
Ron Burton	---	---	14	6	6	26
Doug Dawson	10	15	---	---	---	25
Steve Kaufusi	---	---	14	4	6	24
Art Plunkett	5	7	---	---	10	22
Mark Ingram	6	9	---	---	7	22
Ernie Jones	8	13	---	---	---	21
Troy Johnson	---	---	14	6	---	20
Jack Hill	6	9	---	---	5	20
Sterling Sharpe	8	11	---	---	---	19
Hoby Brenner	6	7	---	---	1	14
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Don Majkowski	3	4	---	---	---	7
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerry Aiken	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	24	80	3.3
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	28	9.3
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	25	18	4	1	2	3	1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	21	13	0	0	1	2	4	0	0
Don Majkowski	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	18	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	6	1	100	3	21
WR Tim Brown	5	4	0	51	0	20
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	0	27	0	16
RB Bo Jackson	3	3	0	18	0	18
RB Paul Palmer	2	0	1	0	0	9
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	1	0	13
TE Len Bias	1	1	0	29	1	22

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Hoby Brenner	4	4	0	13	7
WR Mark Ingram	4	2	0	7	9
RB Roger Craig	3	2	0	15	15
WR Ernie Jones	3	2	0	3	13
FB James Saxon	3	2	0	10	12
WR Stacy Robinson	2	0	1	0	5
RB Steve Sewell	2	2	0	9	13
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	1	0	9	11
FB Buford McGee	1	1	0	7	13
WR Garry James	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	1	0	0.00	4.15
Paul Palmer	1	1	1.00	2.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	2	13	6.50	9.04

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	2	2	13	6.50	6.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	2	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Sewell	3	1
Roger Craig	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	10	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	7	3	1
Don Majkowski	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	5	3	2
WR Tim Brown	2	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	1
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Ingram	3	1	0
TE Hoby Brenner	1	1	0
FB Buford McGee	1	1	0
WR Stacy Robinson	1	0	0
WR Ernie Jones	1	1	1
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)